PRIME NEWBIES~Any comments from orientation?

Relax Dude, you'll do fine !!!!!

Enjoy the free greydog tour !!!

 

Thanks I am am relax sorry if I seem anxious......I have 15yrs plus in so I should do fine just want a nice rig to drive.........anything i should know about monday and tuesday orientation?>?? where is the hotel in PA in Scranton right>

 

Super 8 in Pittston. No, Pittston is not as nice as Springfield.

Lease guys pick from the pool of available trucks at that time in Pittston. The only instances I have heard of drivers being allowed to go to another terminal is when there are no trucks available at the site of orientation.

Company guys have a truck assigned. although if they are assigned a light weight Pete, ive heard they can have a non light weight assigned to them (still no choice).

One thing you should know.... Don't think you are smarter than everyone else and skip classes so you can be the first one to the lease office to be first in line to pick out a truck... You will not have been the first to try this, they keep an eye on this, and you will either end up at the end of the line or worse.

 

Thanks.....people do that?......it takes all kinds is the terminal in Pittston the old TLC building?? will Greyhound know to drop me in Pittston or where?and how I will i get to Pittston if drop in Scranton? so are the ttrucks nice inside>

 

One guy got on the bus, and was never seen again !!!!!

TRL ??

 

Actually, no, it meausres how massive you are, under the ridiculous notion that fat is the only thing that makes you bigger. My bmi is 31.3 and i'm not even close to being fat....

 

jtrnr1951 I wonder if he is getting fed on the big grey dog? He left over a year ago didn't he? I'm wondering if they will come up to this guy and say, Mr. <Jones> This is Scranton this is your final destination... LOL. Take Care. TD

 

They oughta feed those hungry illegal aliens before letting them on the bus!

Bet they threw the bones to the dog!

 

I do'nt know much about Pittston, however the only trucks in Primes fleet that are bad are the ones lease guys have and have trashed. Prime takes very good care of their equipment and with your experience you should have no problem getting a VERY nice Cascadia. That being said if you do not want a light weight Pete, make sure you say something and tell them you want a full size Cascadia, I am sure they will take care of you..... Good Luck

 

You'll be dropped at the Greyhound terminal in Scranton/Pittston - so get in touch with your recruiter on the number for the terminal in Pittston. They'll come pick you up. They'd be in the phone book under "PRIME" as well.

Here's the deal on the trucks. At Pittston, the selection is limited to what is there. It's not Springfield, and you won't be going anywhere else to get one unless there is nothing on the terminal lot.

When a lease-op (or for that matter a company driver) turns in a truck, they are completely detailed - they look like new unless there has been some serious interior damage done by a previous occupant. AZ Cats... a company driver is just as likely to trash a truck as a lease op is - so don't go getting all defensive here. I have had three trucks now... two were turned-in lease trucks. They were both fine - the first one did have a very slight hint of nicotine, but that is truely hard to get rid of - that c.r.a.p. gets everywhere and sticks like glue. The second was just like new after detailing.

As a company driver, you get what they assign you. It could be an older Century, aero-Pete, a Cascadia, or one of the lightweights - Columbia, Pete or Prostar. You will get to choose from what is there, and they will open up a new one only if they have to. Its up to the leasing office... they control truck assignments for everyone - lease or company.

The lightweights do have an advantage in being able to pull heavier loads that you can't in one of the Condos - gives you an advantage in competition for loads. Disadvantage is they are smaller and have less storage space, and the APU issue is still open on them.